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Asbestos found at more than 100 Queensland schools and the search is still underway, Education Minister reveals
Asbestos has been removed at more than 100 Queensland state schools in the past financial year, costing the state government more than $6.5 million to extract the hazardous material.
Key points:
- Asbestos audits in Queensland public schools cost $899,141 from July to February
- Minister Grace Grace says many Queensland schools built before 1990 contained asbestos
- She says left untouched it posed a “relatively low risk”
The new data was revealed in a response from Education Minister Grace Grace to a Question on Notice tabled in Parliament.
Ms Grace said in her response the safety of students, staff and visitors was the department’s highest priority.
The state government spent $6,547,103 to remove the asbestos from 112 schools in the past…
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